The plot of the film can be simply summed up as - "The married James Bond found himself being green, and he and his wife played the role of a spy to catch a bad guy (desire), lust (hope), act (pick) and act (teasing) The game was unexpectedly broken into by the real bad guys, disturbing the story of the couple's sexuality."
The film has reached an extreme in both action and comedy, but has maintained a perfect balance. Even now, the various big scenes and laughs in it are not out of date.
There is a very obvious tribute to the 007 movie in the film. For example, when Harry reported his home to the "Happy Girl", he adopted Bond's unique introduction method:
For example, the scene of Harry fleeing in a gunfight in the snowy mountains and jungles imitates the time-tested classic sections of the 007 movie:
In addition, the film also pays tribute to the action superstar Stallone, one of the terrorists appeared in the "First Blood" Rambo's iconic green military uniform.
In addition to these tributes, "True Lies" also has many groundbreaking famous scenes, which have been imitated by later generations.
For example, the scene of Arnold riding a horse in the downtown area and chasing a horse and carriage can be called a unique scene.
He rode a tall horse, chasing all the way from the downtown area to the luxury building, and also showed off a horse-riding elevator ride. The whole action design is full of imagination and humor, which makes people addicted.
Of course, the most impressive famous scene is when Arnold ends the villain, the pun "You are fired"!
The action design here is so subtle and the operation is extremely difficult, so that later movies can't learn it if you want to learn it.
In addition to the classic action scenes in the film, many humorous plot designs also make people laugh.
For example, Helen accidentally fell while dancing, which startled Harry, but Helen immediately came back to life in order to complete the "mission", so Harry couldn't help but cover his eyes;
For example, before Helen saw the "arms dealer", she felt that she was not sexy enough. She tore off her skirt in the corridor, wiped her head with a vase of water, and added makeup to her concave shape, which was also inexplicably funny.
What makes True Lies so classic, though, goes beyond action and comedy.
The film uses the form of spy play, fake play and real play to metaphorize the marriage crisis of middle-aged couples. In fact, it captures the pain points of the times in the United States.
On the one hand, in the early 1990s, the Cold War had just ended, and the American economy had developed rapidly, but the divorce rate had soared, reaching an exaggerated 50%, which made men with successful careers, like Harry in the film, have a common " Being green" anxiety.
When Harry thought his wife had cheated on him, his good friend's rant was a reflection of this phenomenon.
In the plot of Wisdom Fighting Xiaosan, the film uses the mouth of Xiaosan to propose a "derailment theory":
Although this view does not represent all the facts, it is far from the situation in the United States at that time.
On the other hand, at that time, computer technology was in full swing, and its influence penetrated into all aspects of society.
Harry's cover in the film is a computer salesman. Whether it is the computer system he uses to track terrorists, or the various high-tech props, it gives the illusion that the United States is powerful and invincible.
But in fact, the United States also faced a major problem at that time, that is, the terrorist threat from the Arab world. The villain in the film wants to detonate a nuclear bomb and destroy big cities in the United States, and even a bit predicts the 9.11 event.
From this perspective, "True Lies" is also a rather advanced political thriller. Combined with the current international environment, and then revisiting this American theme, there is a sense of joking that the world has changed and the attack and defense are different.
Of course, aside from these political metaphors, "True Lies" is also a super blockbuster to play. Fortunately, now we can see it completely as a comedy.
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